Reserve tough penalty for animal abusers

Friday

Feb 25, 2011 at 12:01 AM

Editor, the Record:

Editor, the Record:

What is happening? People are just dumping their ainmals. There were two chows that were released into the dead of winter to fend for themselves. Both older, one blind. How can a blind dog find his way around? Can you imagine how he felt? The other dog was caught in a trap and had to have her foot amputated. Imagine the pain. Now 11, she now has to adjust to not having a foot. All because an owner didn't want the responsibility anymore. In the case of the German shepherds, the owner just cruelly, neglectfully abandoned them, locked them in a garage with no food or water. Three puppies died. Do you have any idea what a death from starvation feels like? How dare these people. There are many things wrong here — there is no humane officer in Monroe County, there is nobody with authority to enforce the law when it comes to abuse, abandonment and cruelty. There is no place to house all of these animals and no funds to care for them. People are irresponsible, lazy and careless and just don't want the commitment that it takes to have an animal. There are also these backyard breeders who think by exploiting the animals, they can make a quick buck without doing any work themselves, leaving the animals in confined cages to be used just to breed over and over again. Most of the time these poor dogs don't even see daylight because their purpose is just to breed and they are locked in crates. These places need to be shut down and these people need to be dealt with. Somebody needs to be made an example of and it has to start here.

LISA HANVEY

Kresgeville

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